New Year's Resolutions…Or Maybe Not

Happy New Year!

As the saying goes as you get older the time seems to pass more quickly.   Where did 2013 go?   It feels like it was just yesterday that we moved into the farm and here we are embarking on a new year already!   I know that time is our universal equalizer.   It knows no limits, no boundaries, no race, no colour and is fully impartial to our needs and wants.    Time passes; and it passes the same for everyone.  We all have the same number of hours, minutes and seconds in everyday.   It's how we make our choices in life that defines our time here in this space on this planet.   

At the start of a new year I like to reflect on where I have been and the choices I have made so that I can take those learnings forward to better my life in the next 365 days.   I know that you don't need to do this at the start of the year, it can be done at any point but a new years just seems to be the right time as it signifies a fresh start or a chance to write a new story for that coming year.   When I reflect back on 2013, I see lots of great choices, I see some new additions, some hardships and lots of opportunities to grow and learn to be a better human partner for DH, my horses, my family and my friends.  

I am not a person that makes a list of new year's resolutions and hangs them on my fridge to remind myself for the next 250 days how inadequate I am at sticking to my plan.  (Yes, only about 250 days, not 365 days because by about 250 days I have thrown the damn list away!!)   

Instead, I have found it helpful to have a go to word that helps me focus on what I want to get out of the coming year.   This year my go to word is "organize".   It seems I have a lot of physical, mental and emotional organizing I need to focus on in 2014.  Clearing up some physical clutter and getting my life and work more organized will free me to have more time to organize my play time with my horses which stabilizes my mental organization.   Emotionally, I always have room for better understanding of who I am, what matters to me and where I need to continue to develop to feel happy, successful and fulfilled.   So, in 2014 I am going to focus on organization in all senses of my life.

Cheers to 2014 and what awaits!

DH, Heather, Theresa and I spent our stroke of midnight at Niagara Falls this year.   It was a fun, cold night out.

DH and I

Me, Heather and Theresa

Speaking of cold…I really don't despise winter but today is not my favourite kinda winter day.   The thermometer on the window by the back door says -18C and if you add in the gale force wind chill you're getting pretty close to -32C.   Today I made no effort to ride even tho I am still off work for Christmas break.   It's just ugly out there!!   So I have decided to blog instead and do some indoor things that need organization :-).   

DH hung the TV in my studio today.  It was time side we had been moving it from flat surface to flat surface trying to keep it pout of the way and also off the guest bed when we had visitors.   He also spent some time hanging the surround sound speakers from his once upon a time man cave he had at the old house!   I know this house will never have a man cave like the old house but hopefully the other things it has to offer will offset the missing pieces.   I know that's how I feel about having a studio half the size as the old house…having an arena was more than a fair trade for less studio square footage!

I hope you all have resolved to be happy, healthy and positive in 2014!